But then, Turkey has turned into a lawless banana republic under AKP anyway...

12:40 am December 10, 2011

Alan Wilder wrote:

Fenerbahce has not been stripped of the league title. The investigation continues. They are not even tried yet.
Second, the whole "match fixing" is very similar to other high profile government investigations going on in Turkey. They are political in basis. In those cases, they were designed to silence government critics, and the newspapers. In this case, it is designed to put a pro-AKP person at the head of Turkey's most popular and successful club. It is no coincedence that Wikileaks brought out the fact that AKP was giving secret money to Fenerbahce's biggest rival Trabzonspor last year to ensure AKP wilns the governor race there. And again not surprisingly, the only major Istanbul team not being investigated has ties to the pro-islamic movement, including an MP that is part of the conservatives, Hakan Sukur.

6:24 am December 10, 2011

B-man wrote:

Oh please Alan, do stop this conspiracy nonsense.. It is no secret that corruption has been rife in Turkish soccer and that there is NO logical basis for a political twist here. AKP won 50 percent of the vote, why on earth would they spend their time colluding in a conspiracy against a soccer team??? You should read the INDICTMENT which was published today in which a player who received bribes from Fenerbahce, Ibrahim Akin, is on the RECORD saying HE DID IT in his statement under oath to the police, not to mention countless wiretaps, photos, video surveillance attesting the very REAL corruption. Do grow up please.. And Galatasaray does not have ties to the AKP, in fact Erdogan was booed by the Galatasaray fans during the unveiling of their new stadium a few months ago, greatly annoying Erdogan, as I am sure you remember..

7:52 pm December 11, 2011

Poli wrote:

Soccer corruption is very wide spread in Europe. Turks are getting tough on it now. Very good. It is about time. An average soccer fan or a hooligan does not know what is going on behind closed door when the big guys meets and talk. The easiest way to be reach in Turkey is to be the president of a soccer club.

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